Singular limit laminations, Morse index, and positive scalar curvature

Topology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-45

  Colding, Tobias H ^a,b   De Lellis, Camillo ^c,d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fine Hall Washington Rd ^*  (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Laminations; Minimal surfaces; Morse index; Positive scalar curvature

Indexed keywords

EID: 5744252574     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.top.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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